Disclaimer: I do not claim Eva, nor do I ever want to own Eva. I would rather own Spider-man or Rurouni Kenshin, but sadly, I do not own either of those also. I am only borrowing them for the purpose of this story.
She looks so...peaceful. Shinji Ikari thought guiltily as he watched by the bedside of Rei Ayanami. Her chest rose and fell lightly as Shinji held her hand. "Why, Rei, why?" He questioned the sleeping girl.
A few hours back,
....Hello, yes, Misato? Rei did what?!, hold on, I'll be there in a second...
...the officials aren't sure, but from what I gather, Rei attempted to commit suicide at around midnight during the storm. She was saved by a rather strange young man that carried a sword...
....A John Doe case? There's absolutely no background data for that young man, not even in MAGI?!...
...What the hell do you mean intense mental trauma? Just get her back in action...
...Shinji, I know that this might be hard for you, but for now, you are the only Eva pilot left in Tokyo-3...
Present,
"Rei, please wake up... I, I can't do this alone anymore." Shinji started off with a shaky voice, his head held low. "First Asuka, then you. All the people in my life are slipping into this, this thing, and I'm afraid, you know, really afraid, that you guys 'll never wake up. I don't care what you are, clone or no clone, you'll always be Rei. Whose going to be next? Misato? Already I've lost Kowaru, I've hurt Toji and..." Shinji never had the chance to finish his list when a hand lightly touched his face. "Do not fear, Third Child, I'm still here." With that, Shinji fell a sobbing mass into Rei's arms.
For the previous days, let the record show that Shinji has spent about 40% percent of his time, including hours sleeping, in the hospital, 17% for each of the girls, and 6% to the mysterious man that had saved Rei. (geez, for the amount of time that boy spends with wackos, you'd think he'd be up there with Rasputin, Hitler, and maybe even his father)
Shinji pushed Rei on a wheelchair through the hospital. They were going to visit Asuka, who was in a different wing. Shinji was actually the one who wanted to see her, but since Rei was in the hospital too, and
since he didn't see any harm with this, he had asked Rei to come with him.
When they got there, Asuka wasn't as big of a mess as they thought she would be. Her monitor was stable, and other than her wrists and all of the tubes hooked up to her, the only difference was that she looked paler and her hair had lost some of it's luster. Well, she was still her.
As usual, Rei didn't have much to say so Shinji was left to describe what has happened the last few days. "Well, I guess the first place to start was when they got you into the ambulance." Rei only nodded slightly at this, and Shinji continued. That person, umm, Soujirou, I think, blacked out as soon as the medics got to you." Now this got Rei's attention.
"That boy, what did you say his name was?" she asked, her voice not revealing any of her feelings. "Oh, him, his name is Soujirou." Shinji replied, eager to strike up a conversation with the First. "We really don't know anything about him other than the fact that he dresses like some of those old pictures of 18th century townsfolk, and that he had a pretty big ball of lead lodged into his hip when he got here."
"Soujirou..." Rei said, as if tasting the name. What a strange, strange lad. "Where is he now?" she asked suddenly. Shinji's eyes widened with surprise at such an abrupt question. Even Rei was taken aback by her sudden interest in the boy. "Well, he's in the 301." Shinji answered, still trying to recover from Rei's outburst. "The room across the hallway?" she asked, more of a statement than a request. "Yes, but-" Shinji didn't even have time to finish as Rei amazingly got up from her wheelchair and walked briskly to the door in the other side of the wing. "-I don't think you would want to see him just yet."
Rei didn't even bother to close the door after she slammed it open. She saw the creature that was called Soujirou. He was about ten times worse than what Asuka looked like. He was hooked up to a respirator, his hand had several tubes going through it, and his side was bandage with tubes sticking out of those too. But Rei looked over these, and stared at the boy. "You..." Rei said with her voice dripping with about as much venom as she could muster. The heart monitor was the only sound that filled the room when Shinji came in and quietly shut the door behind him.
That is, until Rei exploded. "YOU ARE THE CAUSE OF ALL THIS!" she screamed, her eyes burning once more. "Why didn't you just leave me there to die, huh? Why couldn't you have just left me alone!" she grilled the comatose Soujirou. Shinji was shocked at this new side of Rei, but he kept his distance. There was not telling what might happen to him if he made any moves.
Rei had tears now. But these were different from the tears she had last night. These were the tears of pure hatred. "Why did you come? Why did you take away all that I had left?" Silence. She was over Soujirou now, her body twitching with fury. Shinji stepped closer. Rei looked on Soujirou's face again, her tears trickling down over transparent plastic mask of the respirator.
"Why do you still smile?" she whispered, as she collapsed to the floor, weeping, her body clinging to the bed while her legs buckled and she kneeled on the floor. Shinji neared her on the floor and put his arms on her shoulders, trying to comfort her. Rei turned to Shinji, her eyes watering. "Why does he still smile?" she asked in a low voice, and she cried into Shinji's chest. And Shinji held her, as long as she needed. This was really turning out to be something that might change everything for the lives of the Children.
Author's notes:
Well, there you have it. Chapter Two of Red Sword, Crimson Eyes. This really started out just to tell you where everybody else is in the series, but I went AWOL and did the anger scene instead. I'm thinking of posting another version of chapter two later on and see what you will think about it. Then I'll continue the story from what you think is the better one. Your reviews are always welcome, whether or not your about to burn me to a crisp with flames or congratulate me. I focused on the Rei and Shinji in this chapter more to make up for all the space the Meiji Era took up last chapter, though I still don't know what to do with Asuka. For those that want to know, I had Rei take this emotional outburst as something like what Soujirou had when he was fighting Kenshin and blew up on Kenshin's face about why the Rurouni kept the philosophy of protecting the weak, the philosophy that totally went against his and his masters, a kind of culture shock to the next level, so to say. This is just something to help Rei relate to Soujirou a little better. Well, that's it for now. I'll be posting up the alternative chapter soon, so keep from reviewing about what happens in the third chapter until you read the second version.
She looks so...peaceful. Shinji Ikari thought guiltily as he watched by the bedside of Rei Ayanami. Her chest rose and fell lightly as Shinji held her hand. "Why, Rei, why?" He questioned the sleeping girl.
A few hours back,
....Hello, yes, Misato? Rei did what?!, hold on, I'll be there in a second...
...the officials aren't sure, but from what I gather, Rei attempted to commit suicide at around midnight during the storm. She was saved by a rather strange young man that carried a sword...
....A John Doe case? There's absolutely no background data for that young man, not even in MAGI?!...
...What the hell do you mean intense mental trauma? Just get her back in action...
...Shinji, I know that this might be hard for you, but for now, you are the only Eva pilot left in Tokyo-3...
Present,
"Rei, please wake up... I, I can't do this alone anymore." Shinji started off with a shaky voice, his head held low. "First Asuka, then you. All the people in my life are slipping into this, this thing, and I'm afraid, you know, really afraid, that you guys 'll never wake up. I don't care what you are, clone or no clone, you'll always be Rei. Whose going to be next? Misato? Already I've lost Kowaru, I've hurt Toji and..." Shinji never had the chance to finish his list when a hand lightly touched his face. "Do not fear, Third Child, I'm still here." With that, Shinji fell a sobbing mass into Rei's arms.
For the previous days, let the record show that Shinji has spent about 40% percent of his time, including hours sleeping, in the hospital, 17% for each of the girls, and 6% to the mysterious man that had saved Rei. (geez, for the amount of time that boy spends with wackos, you'd think he'd be up there with Rasputin, Hitler, and maybe even his father)
Shinji pushed Rei on a wheelchair through the hospital. They were going to visit Asuka, who was in a different wing. Shinji was actually the one who wanted to see her, but since Rei was in the hospital too, and
since he didn't see any harm with this, he had asked Rei to come with him.
When they got there, Asuka wasn't as big of a mess as they thought she would be. Her monitor was stable, and other than her wrists and all of the tubes hooked up to her, the only difference was that she looked paler and her hair had lost some of it's luster. Well, she was still her.
As usual, Rei didn't have much to say so Shinji was left to describe what has happened the last few days. "Well, I guess the first place to start was when they got you into the ambulance." Rei only nodded slightly at this, and Shinji continued. That person, umm, Soujirou, I think, blacked out as soon as the medics got to you." Now this got Rei's attention.
"That boy, what did you say his name was?" she asked, her voice not revealing any of her feelings. "Oh, him, his name is Soujirou." Shinji replied, eager to strike up a conversation with the First. "We really don't know anything about him other than the fact that he dresses like some of those old pictures of 18th century townsfolk, and that he had a pretty big ball of lead lodged into his hip when he got here."
"Soujirou..." Rei said, as if tasting the name. What a strange, strange lad. "Where is he now?" she asked suddenly. Shinji's eyes widened with surprise at such an abrupt question. Even Rei was taken aback by her sudden interest in the boy. "Well, he's in the 301." Shinji answered, still trying to recover from Rei's outburst. "The room across the hallway?" she asked, more of a statement than a request. "Yes, but-" Shinji didn't even have time to finish as Rei amazingly got up from her wheelchair and walked briskly to the door in the other side of the wing. "-I don't think you would want to see him just yet."
Rei didn't even bother to close the door after she slammed it open. She saw the creature that was called Soujirou. He was about ten times worse than what Asuka looked like. He was hooked up to a respirator, his hand had several tubes going through it, and his side was bandage with tubes sticking out of those too. But Rei looked over these, and stared at the boy. "You..." Rei said with her voice dripping with about as much venom as she could muster. The heart monitor was the only sound that filled the room when Shinji came in and quietly shut the door behind him.
That is, until Rei exploded. "YOU ARE THE CAUSE OF ALL THIS!" she screamed, her eyes burning once more. "Why didn't you just leave me there to die, huh? Why couldn't you have just left me alone!" she grilled the comatose Soujirou. Shinji was shocked at this new side of Rei, but he kept his distance. There was not telling what might happen to him if he made any moves.
Rei had tears now. But these were different from the tears she had last night. These were the tears of pure hatred. "Why did you come? Why did you take away all that I had left?" Silence. She was over Soujirou now, her body twitching with fury. Shinji stepped closer. Rei looked on Soujirou's face again, her tears trickling down over transparent plastic mask of the respirator.
"Why do you still smile?" she whispered, as she collapsed to the floor, weeping, her body clinging to the bed while her legs buckled and she kneeled on the floor. Shinji neared her on the floor and put his arms on her shoulders, trying to comfort her. Rei turned to Shinji, her eyes watering. "Why does he still smile?" she asked in a low voice, and she cried into Shinji's chest. And Shinji held her, as long as she needed. This was really turning out to be something that might change everything for the lives of the Children.
Author's notes:
Well, there you have it. Chapter Two of Red Sword, Crimson Eyes. This really started out just to tell you where everybody else is in the series, but I went AWOL and did the anger scene instead. I'm thinking of posting another version of chapter two later on and see what you will think about it. Then I'll continue the story from what you think is the better one. Your reviews are always welcome, whether or not your about to burn me to a crisp with flames or congratulate me. I focused on the Rei and Shinji in this chapter more to make up for all the space the Meiji Era took up last chapter, though I still don't know what to do with Asuka. For those that want to know, I had Rei take this emotional outburst as something like what Soujirou had when he was fighting Kenshin and blew up on Kenshin's face about why the Rurouni kept the philosophy of protecting the weak, the philosophy that totally went against his and his masters, a kind of culture shock to the next level, so to say. This is just something to help Rei relate to Soujirou a little better. Well, that's it for now. I'll be posting up the alternative chapter soon, so keep from reviewing about what happens in the third chapter until you read the second version.
